It's been nearly two decades since Lambchop released its first album, at the time pronouncing itself "Nashville's most fucked-up country band." Provocative it may have been, but the description made sense: at the heart of all that ruckus was a band at once defying and embracing the musical legacy of its hometown. Since then, Lambchop has evolved into an accomplished ensemble, adding palpable depth and substance to singer-songwriter-guitarist Kurt Wagner's songs - and the band sounds as commanding as ever on its 11th album, Mr. M, a collection of meditations on love and loss and the detritus of everyday existence.
Recorded at Mark Nevers's Nashville Beech House studio cum bungalow and dedicated to Vic Chesnutt, Mr. M includes the usual core of musicians- Scott Martin (drums), Matt Swanson (bass), Ryan Norris (guitar, organ), Tony Crow (piano), William Tyler (guitar) and guests include original co-founder Jonathan Marx, delightful Cortney Tidwell (who shared vocals on 2010's KORT project) and fiddler Billy Contreras (who has worked with all from Charlie Louvin to Laura Cantrell) - and with spectacular string arrangements shared between Peter Stopschinski and Mason Neely, it stretches out sonically as promised. (Incidentally the paintings, thickly layered black and white portraits forming a series called Beautillion Millitaire 2000, feature on the album sleeve and throughout the full artwork).
The core of the music remains the cyclical picking of Wagner's guitar and the soft, warm croaking of his voice. The songs are spacious, even dreamy, as on the Countrypolitan instrumental "Gar," while the lyrics and titles are rich with allusions, some of them obvious, others seemingly unknowable.
Recorded at Mark Nevers's Nashville Beech House studio cum bungalow and dedicated to Vic Chesnutt, Mr. M includes the usual core of musicians- Scott Martin (drums), Matt Swanson (bass), Ryan Norris (guitar, organ), Tony Crow (piano), William Tyler (guitar) and guests include original co-founder Jonathan Marx, delightful Cortney Tidwell (who shared vocals on 2010's KORT project) and fiddler Billy Contreras (who has worked with all from Charlie Louvin to Laura Cantrell) - and with spectacular string arrangements shared between Peter Stopschinski and Mason Neely, it stretches out sonically as promised. (Incidentally the paintings, thickly layered black and white portraits forming a series called Beautillion Millitaire 2000, feature on the album sleeve and throughout the full artwork).
The core of the music remains the cyclical picking of Wagner's guitar and the soft, warm croaking of his voice. The songs are spacious, even dreamy, as on the Countrypolitan instrumental "Gar," while the lyrics and titles are rich with allusions, some of them obvious, others seemingly unknowable.
02/03/12
Lambchop will release Mr. M on February 21 and we are excited to announce their US tour beginning April 13 in Asheville and ending May 12 in Nashville!
A full list of dates as well as links to purchase tickets are included below, and be sure to visit the Merge tour page for updates.
It’s been nearly two decades since Lambchop released its first album, at the time pronouncing itself “Nashville’s most fucked-up country band.” Provocative it may have been, but the description made sense: at the heart of all that ruckus was a band at once defying and embracing the musical legacy of its hometown. Since then, Lambchop has evolved into an accomplished ensemble, adding palpable depth and substance to singer-songwriter-guitarist Kurt Wagner’s songs—and the band sounds as commanding as ever on its 11th album, Mr. M, a collection of meditations on love and loss and the detritus of everyday existence.
Pre-order Mr. M now on CD or limited-edition dbl-LP in the Merge store to receive a poster (the first 150 of which will be signed!) featuring Kurt Wagner’s original paintings used in Mr. M‘s liner notes and a Lambchop coin purse while supplies last.
Visit the Merge blog to watch an album trailer for Mr. M, too!
Lambchop – Gone Tomorrow by Merge Records
Lambchop US tour:
Apr 13 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle
Apr 14 Durham, NC Motorco
Apr 15 Arlington, VA IOTA
Apr 16 Annapolis, MD Ram’s Head
Apr 17 Boston, MA Paradise
Apr 18 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
Apr 19 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge
Apr 21 Pittsburgh, PA Club Café
Apr 22 Cleveland, OH The Beachland Ballroom
Apr 23 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
Apr 24 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
Apr 25 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
Apr 26 Minneapolis, MN The Dakota
Apr 27 Omaha, NE TBA
Apr 28 Boulder, CO The Fox Theatre
May 01 Seattle, WA The Tractor Tavern
May 02 Portland, OR Doug Fir
May 04 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
May 05 Santa Monica, CA McCabe’s
May 06 Tucson, AZ TBA
May 08 Dallas, TX TBA
May 09 Austin, TX The Cactus
May 11 Birmingham, AL Secret Stages
May 12 Nashville TN TBA
Find Lambchop on Twitter, Facebook, and at Lambchop.net.
A full list of dates as well as links to purchase tickets are included below, and be sure to visit the Merge tour page for updates.
It’s been nearly two decades since Lambchop released its first album, at the time pronouncing itself “Nashville’s most fucked-up country band.” Provocative it may have been, but the description made sense: at the heart of all that ruckus was a band at once defying and embracing the musical legacy of its hometown. Since then, Lambchop has evolved into an accomplished ensemble, adding palpable depth and substance to singer-songwriter-guitarist Kurt Wagner’s songs—and the band sounds as commanding as ever on its 11th album, Mr. M, a collection of meditations on love and loss and the detritus of everyday existence.
Pre-order Mr. M now on CD or limited-edition dbl-LP in the Merge store to receive a poster (the first 150 of which will be signed!) featuring Kurt Wagner’s original paintings used in Mr. M‘s liner notes and a Lambchop coin purse while supplies last.
Visit the Merge blog to watch an album trailer for Mr. M, too!
Lambchop – Gone Tomorrow by Merge Records
Lambchop US tour:
Apr 13 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle
Apr 14 Durham, NC Motorco
Apr 15 Arlington, VA IOTA
Apr 16 Annapolis, MD Ram’s Head
Apr 17 Boston, MA Paradise
Apr 18 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
Apr 19 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge
Apr 21 Pittsburgh, PA Club Café
Apr 22 Cleveland, OH The Beachland Ballroom
Apr 23 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
Apr 24 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
Apr 25 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
Apr 26 Minneapolis, MN The Dakota
Apr 27 Omaha, NE TBA
Apr 28 Boulder, CO The Fox Theatre
May 01 Seattle, WA The Tractor Tavern
May 02 Portland, OR Doug Fir
May 04 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
May 05 Santa Monica, CA McCabe’s
May 06 Tucson, AZ TBA
May 08 Dallas, TX TBA
May 09 Austin, TX The Cactus
May 11 Birmingham, AL Secret Stages
May 12 Nashville TN TBA
Find Lambchop on Twitter, Facebook, and at Lambchop.net.
01/17/12
Lambchop premiered “Gone Tomorrow” from their forthcoming new album Mr. M on NPR’s All Songs Considered podcast today. Listen to the All Songs Considered podcast now or hear the track below via Merge’s SoundCloud page.
Lambchop – Gone Tomorrow by Merge Records
Pre-order Mr. M now on CD or limited-edition dbl-LP in the Merge store to receive a poster (the first 150 of which will be signed!) featuring Kurt Wagner’s original paintings used in Mr. M’s liner notes and a Lambchop coin purse while supplies last.
Visit the Merge blog to watch an album trailer for Mr. M, too!
Lambchop – Gone Tomorrow by Merge Records
Pre-order Mr. M now on CD or limited-edition dbl-LP in the Merge store to receive a poster (the first 150 of which will be signed!) featuring Kurt Wagner’s original paintings used in Mr. M’s liner notes and a Lambchop coin purse while supplies last.
Visit the Merge blog to watch an album trailer for Mr. M, too!
11/17/11
Merge Records will release Lambchop‘s Mr. M on February 21.
It’s been nearly two decades since Lambchop released its first album, at the time pronouncing itself “Nashville’s most fucked-up country band.” Provocative it may have been, but the description made sense: at the heart of all that ruckus was a band at once defying and embracing the musical legacy of its hometown. Since then, Lambchop has evolved into an accomplished ensemble, adding palpable depth and substance to singer-songwriter-guitarist Kurt Wagner’s songs—and the band sounds as commanding as ever on its 11th album, Mr. M, a collection of meditations on love and loss and the detritus of everyday existence.
Recorded at Mark Nevers’s Nashville Beech House studio cum bungalow and dedicated to Vic Chesnutt, Mr. M includes the usual core of musicians- Scott Martin (drums), Matt Swanson (bass), Ryan Norris (guitar, organ), Tony Crow (piano), William Tyler (guitar) and guests include original co-founder Jonathan Marx, delightful Cortney Tidwell (who shared vocals on 2010’s KORT project) and fiddler Billy Contreras (who has worked with all from Charlie Louvin to Laura Cantrell) – and with spectacular string arrangements shared between Peter Stopschinski and Mason Neely, it stretches out sonically as promised. (Incidentally the paintings, thickly layered black and white portraits forming a series called Beautillion Millitaire 2000, feature on the album sleeve and throughout the full artwork).
The core of the music remains the cyclical picking of Wagner’s guitar and the soft, warm croaking of his voice. The songs are spacious, even dreamy, as on the Countrypolitan instrumental “Gar,” while the lyrics and titles are rich with allusions, some of them obvious, others seemingly unknowable.
Listen to the first track “If Not I’ll Just Die” and pre-order Mr. M on CD or LP now in the Merge store. While supplies last, preorders will include a poster (the first 150 of which will be signed!) featuring the album’s cover art, an original painting by Kurt Wagner.
Lambchop – “If Not I’ll Just Die” by Merge Records
Follow Lambchop on Twitter, Facebook and at their official website, Lambchop.net.
It’s been nearly two decades since Lambchop released its first album, at the time pronouncing itself “Nashville’s most fucked-up country band.” Provocative it may have been, but the description made sense: at the heart of all that ruckus was a band at once defying and embracing the musical legacy of its hometown. Since then, Lambchop has evolved into an accomplished ensemble, adding palpable depth and substance to singer-songwriter-guitarist Kurt Wagner’s songs—and the band sounds as commanding as ever on its 11th album, Mr. M, a collection of meditations on love and loss and the detritus of everyday existence.
Recorded at Mark Nevers’s Nashville Beech House studio cum bungalow and dedicated to Vic Chesnutt, Mr. M includes the usual core of musicians- Scott Martin (drums), Matt Swanson (bass), Ryan Norris (guitar, organ), Tony Crow (piano), William Tyler (guitar) and guests include original co-founder Jonathan Marx, delightful Cortney Tidwell (who shared vocals on 2010’s KORT project) and fiddler Billy Contreras (who has worked with all from Charlie Louvin to Laura Cantrell) – and with spectacular string arrangements shared between Peter Stopschinski and Mason Neely, it stretches out sonically as promised. (Incidentally the paintings, thickly layered black and white portraits forming a series called Beautillion Millitaire 2000, feature on the album sleeve and throughout the full artwork).
The core of the music remains the cyclical picking of Wagner’s guitar and the soft, warm croaking of his voice. The songs are spacious, even dreamy, as on the Countrypolitan instrumental “Gar,” while the lyrics and titles are rich with allusions, some of them obvious, others seemingly unknowable.
Listen to the first track “If Not I’ll Just Die” and pre-order Mr. M on CD or LP now in the Merge store. While supplies last, preorders will include a poster (the first 150 of which will be signed!) featuring the album’s cover art, an original painting by Kurt Wagner.
Lambchop – “If Not I’ll Just Die” by Merge Records
Follow Lambchop on Twitter, Facebook and at their official website, Lambchop.net.
09/01/11
The 2nd annual Hopscotch Music Festival will take place September 8-10, 2011, in Raleigh, NC. Mark your calendars so you don’t miss out on these performances (updated with an appearance by Merge’s newest band, Hospitality!) :
Thursday, Sep. 8 @ 11 pm:
The Love Language – The Lincoln Theatre
Friday, Sep. 9 @ 12:30 am (Saturday morning):
Hospitality – The Union
Saturday, Sep. 10 @ 6:45 pm:
Superchunk – City Plaza w/ The Flaming Lips and Dreamers of the Ghetto [tickets]
Saturday, Sep. 10 @ 12:30 am (Sunday morning):
Times New Viking – The Union
Saturday, Sep. 10 @ 12:30 am (Sunday morning):
KORT (Kurt Wagner of Lambchop and Cortney Tidwell) – Kings Barcade
In addition, there will be a few FREE Merge-related daytime activities:
Friday, Sep. 9, 2-4 pm: Foundation will host a Wild Flag listening party. Come by for great music, drink specials, and door prizes.
Friday, Sep. 9, 3-5 pm: Stuart McLamb of The Love Language will participate in an artist-and-author discussion panel called “Simple Words: The Power of Narrative Songs” at the Raleigh City Museum. Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.
Saturday, Sep. 10, 11 am-5:30 pm: Hopscotch presents The Rosebuds & Friends, a block party outside the Lincoln Theatre. The seven-band lineup concludes with a performance by The Rosebuds at 4 pm. Food will be provided by Ashley Christensen and AC Restaurants, the proceeds from which will benefit the Frankie Lemmon Foundation.
And finally, SHOPscotch, a temporary pop-up store, will be open in Raleigh’s historic City Market every day during Hopscotch and on Sunday the 11th. This is the place to get Merge releases as well as records, t-shirts, and other merchandise from some of the festival’s participating bands. Business hours and more details can be found here.
08/30/11
Kurt Wagner of Lambchop will debut a collection of his work at Zeitgeist Gallery in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday, September 1. Kurt will perform at the opening reception of “Beautillion Millitaire 2000, LBJ, Portraits and Commissions” from 6-8pm that evening, and the exhibit will run through October 22. Zeitgeist Gallery is located at 1819 21st Avenue South (in Hillsboro Village), Nashville, TN. You can read more about Kurt’s new collection, and that of Wayne White, at Zeitgeist-art.com.
Kurt Wagner holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in fine art from the Memphis Academy of Arts and Montana State University, respectively.
Visit the Merge Store for all your Lambchop needs.
Kurt Wagner holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in fine art from the Memphis Academy of Arts and Montana State University, respectively.
Visit the Merge Store for all your Lambchop needs.
12/02/10
It’s easy to miss out on some of the digital-only releases we throw your way—the Internet is a pretty crowded place these days! Here’s a quick summary of what you may have missed:
The limited-edition Destroyer 12-inch “Archer on the Beach” is out-of-print in the Merge store, but you can now buy the songs via digital download!
Don’t miss out on Swim Remixes—Caribou’s answer to what happens when you put one of the year’s hottest dance records in the hands of some of the world’s best DJs! With reworks of some of Swim’s hottest cuts by Junior Boys, Fuck Buttons, Nite Jewel, DJ Koze, Walls, Gold Panda, Gavin Russom, and more, Swim Remixes contains over an hour-and-a-half of new, fresh takes on Caribou’s latest opus.
Let’s Wrestle bring us a tasty piece of next year’s sophomore record with the “Getting Rest”/“When I Was In Hospital” digital single. Be warned: these young Londoners are not to be missed.
Shout Out Louds’ Fall Hard EP expands upon Work’s catchy first single with non-album cuts “Fall Hard Pt. 2” and “Can’t Explain.”
Lou Barlow + the missingmen’s = Sentridoh III is Lou’s first recorded output with new backing band the missingmen. Described by the band as “an almost live representation of the Lou Barlow + the missingmen live show,” this mini-album breathes new, rocking life into Sebadoh and Sentridoh classics, Lou’s solo material, and even a haunting cover of the timeless Skip James song “I’m So Glad.”
Tracey Thorn followed up this year’s gorgeous Love and Its Opposite with a pair of digital EPs, Why Does the Wind? and Opposites, that offer up wildly creative remixes of some of the album’s most-loved songs. Why Does the Wind? pairs the album track of the same name with remixes by Morgan Geist, Michel Clies, and André Lodemann, along with a radio edit and dub version. As for the Opposites EP, Tracey herself probably says it best: “If the remixes for the last single ‘Why Does the Wind?’ were aimed at the dancefloor, these are perhaps aimed more at the head.” Visionquest (“Swimming”), Walls (“Kentish Town”), and Blue Daisy (“Late in the Afternoon”) provide penetrating new takes presented alongside the originals.
Let’s also revisit Lambchop’s magnetic Live at XX Merge performance; Portastatic’s Make It Sound In Tune EP; digital reissues of Richard Buckner’s landmark albums Impasse, The Hill, and Bloomed; and The Ladybug Transistor’s fantastic Here Comes the Rain covers EP.
Our Holiday Coupon applies to digital releases, too, so download away!
The limited-edition Destroyer 12-inch “Archer on the Beach” is out-of-print in the Merge store, but you can now buy the songs via digital download!
Don’t miss out on Swim Remixes—Caribou’s answer to what happens when you put one of the year’s hottest dance records in the hands of some of the world’s best DJs! With reworks of some of Swim’s hottest cuts by Junior Boys, Fuck Buttons, Nite Jewel, DJ Koze, Walls, Gold Panda, Gavin Russom, and more, Swim Remixes contains over an hour-and-a-half of new, fresh takes on Caribou’s latest opus.
Let’s Wrestle bring us a tasty piece of next year’s sophomore record with the “Getting Rest”/“When I Was In Hospital” digital single. Be warned: these young Londoners are not to be missed.
Shout Out Louds’ Fall Hard EP expands upon Work’s catchy first single with non-album cuts “Fall Hard Pt. 2” and “Can’t Explain.”
Lou Barlow + the missingmen’s = Sentridoh III is Lou’s first recorded output with new backing band the missingmen. Described by the band as “an almost live representation of the Lou Barlow + the missingmen live show,” this mini-album breathes new, rocking life into Sebadoh and Sentridoh classics, Lou’s solo material, and even a haunting cover of the timeless Skip James song “I’m So Glad.”
Tracey Thorn followed up this year’s gorgeous Love and Its Opposite with a pair of digital EPs, Why Does the Wind? and Opposites, that offer up wildly creative remixes of some of the album’s most-loved songs. Why Does the Wind? pairs the album track of the same name with remixes by Morgan Geist, Michel Clies, and André Lodemann, along with a radio edit and dub version. As for the Opposites EP, Tracey herself probably says it best: “If the remixes for the last single ‘Why Does the Wind?’ were aimed at the dancefloor, these are perhaps aimed more at the head.” Visionquest (“Swimming”), Walls (“Kentish Town”), and Blue Daisy (“Late in the Afternoon”) provide penetrating new takes presented alongside the originals.
Let’s also revisit Lambchop’s magnetic Live at XX Merge performance; Portastatic’s Make It Sound In Tune EP; digital reissues of Richard Buckner’s landmark albums Impasse, The Hill, and Bloomed; and The Ladybug Transistor’s fantastic Here Comes the Rain covers EP.
Our Holiday Coupon applies to digital releases, too, so download away!
05/21/10
Visit Pitchfork TV to watch the Lambchop concert film, Live at XX Merge in its entirety for one week only! The film and audio from this incredible event are available exclusively in the Merge store.
To help celebrate Merge’s 20th Anniversary Lambchop showed up in one of their largest lineups in recent memory — 11-strong, including multiple guitars, keyboards, piano, and a horn section. Lambchop performing live is always a powerful proposition, but on this night they started quietly with “I Will Drive Slowly” from their first album (I Hope You’re Sitting Down) and accelerated from there, each song seemingly faster and more intensely played than the last, building to a furious finale of “Up With People” and an epic “Give It.” By the end of their set, everyone in the packed Cats Cradle – band and audience both – was levitating a few inches off the ground…
To help celebrate Merge’s 20th Anniversary Lambchop showed up in one of their largest lineups in recent memory — 11-strong, including multiple guitars, keyboards, piano, and a horn section. Lambchop performing live is always a powerful proposition, but on this night they started quietly with “I Will Drive Slowly” from their first album (I Hope You’re Sitting Down) and accelerated from there, each song seemingly faster and more intensely played than the last, building to a furious finale of “Up With People” and an epic “Give It.” By the end of their set, everyone in the packed Cats Cradle – band and audience both – was levitating a few inches off the ground…
05/04/10
Spring has sprung and it is time for a new free Merge sampler! Featuring hit songs from the latest albums of Radar Brothers, Spoon, Let’s Wrestle, She & Him and more, visit amazon.com now to download all fourteen free songs with special cover art by Let’s Wrestle’s Wesley Patrick Gonzalez!
As always, you can find new albums from all of these artists and more in our handy Merge store.
Free Merge 2010 digital sampler track listing:
1. Radar Brothers – Horses Warriors (from The Illustrated Garden)
2. Let’s Wrestle – I Won’t Lie to You (from In the Court of the Wrestling Let’s)
3. Destroyer – The Very Modern Dance (from Streethawk: A Seduction)
4. Shout Out Louds – Fall Hard (from Work)
5. Spoon – Written in Reverse (from Transference)
6. Lou Barlow – Don’t Apologize (from Goodnight Unknown)
7. She & Him – Thieves (from Volume Two)
8. Superchunk – Learned to Surf (from Leaves in the Gutter)
9. Alec Bathgate – Glide (from Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox)
10. The Clientele – I Wonder Who We Are (from Bonfires on the Heath)
11. Caribou – Odessa (from Swim)
12. The Clean – In the Dreamlife U Need a Rubber Soul (from Mister Pop)
13. Wye Oak – I Hope You Die (from My Neighbor / My Creator)
14. Lambchop – Give It (from Live at XX Merge)
As always, you can find new albums from all of these artists and more in our handy Merge store.
Free Merge 2010 digital sampler track listing:
1. Radar Brothers – Horses Warriors (from The Illustrated Garden)
2. Let’s Wrestle – I Won’t Lie to You (from In the Court of the Wrestling Let’s)
3. Destroyer – The Very Modern Dance (from Streethawk: A Seduction)
4. Shout Out Louds – Fall Hard (from Work)
5. Spoon – Written in Reverse (from Transference)
6. Lou Barlow – Don’t Apologize (from Goodnight Unknown)
7. She & Him – Thieves (from Volume Two)
8. Superchunk – Learned to Surf (from Leaves in the Gutter)
9. Alec Bathgate – Glide (from Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox)
10. The Clientele – I Wonder Who We Are (from Bonfires on the Heath)
11. Caribou – Odessa (from Swim)
12. The Clean – In the Dreamlife U Need a Rubber Soul (from Mister Pop)
13. Wye Oak – I Hope You Die (from My Neighbor / My Creator)
14. Lambchop – Give It (from Live at XX Merge)
03/25/10
To help celebrate Merge’s 20th Anniversary, Lambchop showed up in one of their largest lineups in recent memory — 11-strong, including multiple guitars, keyboards, piano, and a horn section. Lambchop performing live is always a powerful proposition, but on this night they started quietly with “I Will Drive Slowly” from their first album (I Hope You’re Sitting Down) and accelerated from there, each song seemingly faster and more intensely played than the last, building to a furious finale of “Up With People” and an epic “Give It.” By the end of their set, everyone in the packed Cat’s Cradle – band and audience both – was levitating a few inches off the ground.
Join the 92Y Tribeca (200 Hudson St.) in New York City on Wednesday, March 31 for a special screening of the concert film, with a Q&A moderated by Anna Thorngate, an assistant editor at the Criterion Collection. The concert film will be preceded by Buttons, a 7 minute short film featuring Kurt Wagner playing a song at Friendly Barber Shop in Carrboro, NC.
Join the 92Y Tribeca (200 Hudson St.) in New York City on Wednesday, March 31 for a special screening of the concert film, with a Q&A moderated by Anna Thorngate, an assistant editor at the Criterion Collection. The concert film will be preceded by Buttons, a 7 minute short film featuring Kurt Wagner playing a song at Friendly Barber Shop in Carrboro, NC.
12/08/09
On June 11, 2009, musician Chris Knox suffered a life-altering stroke at his home in Grey Lynn, New Zealand. Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox is a celebration of Chris and his music. He was instrumental in bringing New Zealand punk and alternative music to international audiences with Tall Dwarfs, Toy Love, and his solo work. Artists from the U.S. (Jeff Mangum, Yo La Tengo, The Mountain Goats, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Lambchop, Stephin Merritt, Portastatic, Bill Callahan, Lou Barlow, Jay Reatard), New Zealand (The Bats, The Verlaines, The Chills), and the world over have donated their time and talent covering songs from Knox’s extensive catalog so that all proceeds can go towards assisting Chris with his recovery.
Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox is available for download now from the Merge store and our usual digital outlets. The 2-CD limited-edition release will be available in stores on February 23, but you can pre-order it today and receive the digital download via email after your order is complete!
Visit the fantastic Stroke website for updates on Chris Knox, information on all of the artists who contributed their versions of Knox’s songs, and for previews of many of the tracks—originals and covers.
Tracklisting:
*Tracks are arranged chronologically
Disc 1:
1. Jay Reatard – Pull Down The Shades
2. The Checks – Rebel
3. The Bleeding Allstars – Ain’t It Nice
4. Peter Gutteridge – Don’t Catch Fire
5. The Chills – Luck Or Loveliness
6. David Kilgour – Nothing’s Going To Happen
7. The Crying Wolfs – All My Hollowness To You
8. Stephin Merritt – Beauty
9. Portastatic – Nostalgia’s No Excuse
10. The Mint Chicks – Crush
11. Jay & Sam Clarkson – I’ve Left Memories Behind
12. Sky Green Leopards – Burning Blue
13. Shayne Carter – The Slide
14. Pumice – Grand Mal
15. Hamish Kilgour – Knoxed Out
Disc 2:
1. Boh Runga – Not Given Lightly
2. Red & Zeke (Feat. Bill Doss and Neil Cleary) – Bodies
3. Jeff Mangum – Sign The Dotted Line
4. Bill Callahan – Lapse
5. Genghis Smith – Growth Spurt
6. Yo La Tengo – Coloured
7. AC Newman – Dunno Much About Life But I Know How To Breathe
8. Alec Bathgate – Glide
9. Don McGlashan – Inside Story
10. Sean Donnelly – The Outer Skin
11. Lambchop – What Goes Up
12. The Mountain Goats – Brave
13. The Tokey Tones (and friends) – Round These Walls
14. The Bats – Just Do It
15. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – My Only Friend
16. The Finn Family – It’s Love
17. Jordan Luck – Becoming Something Other
18. The Verlaines – Driftwood
19. Lou Barlow – Song Of The Tall Poppy
20. The Nothing – Napping In Lapland
21. Tall Dwarfs – Sunday Son
Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox is available for download now from the Merge store and our usual digital outlets. The 2-CD limited-edition release will be available in stores on February 23, but you can pre-order it today and receive the digital download via email after your order is complete!
Visit the fantastic Stroke website for updates on Chris Knox, information on all of the artists who contributed their versions of Knox’s songs, and for previews of many of the tracks—originals and covers.
Tracklisting:
*Tracks are arranged chronologically
Disc 1:
1. Jay Reatard – Pull Down The Shades
2. The Checks – Rebel
3. The Bleeding Allstars – Ain’t It Nice
4. Peter Gutteridge – Don’t Catch Fire
5. The Chills – Luck Or Loveliness
6. David Kilgour – Nothing’s Going To Happen
7. The Crying Wolfs – All My Hollowness To You
8. Stephin Merritt – Beauty
9. Portastatic – Nostalgia’s No Excuse
10. The Mint Chicks – Crush
11. Jay & Sam Clarkson – I’ve Left Memories Behind
12. Sky Green Leopards – Burning Blue
13. Shayne Carter – The Slide
14. Pumice – Grand Mal
15. Hamish Kilgour – Knoxed Out
Disc 2:
1. Boh Runga – Not Given Lightly
2. Red & Zeke (Feat. Bill Doss and Neil Cleary) – Bodies
3. Jeff Mangum – Sign The Dotted Line
4. Bill Callahan – Lapse
5. Genghis Smith – Growth Spurt
6. Yo La Tengo – Coloured
7. AC Newman – Dunno Much About Life But I Know How To Breathe
8. Alec Bathgate – Glide
9. Don McGlashan – Inside Story
10. Sean Donnelly – The Outer Skin
11. Lambchop – What Goes Up
12. The Mountain Goats – Brave
13. The Tokey Tones (and friends) – Round These Walls
14. The Bats – Just Do It
15. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – My Only Friend
16. The Finn Family – It’s Love
17. Jordan Luck – Becoming Something Other
18. The Verlaines – Driftwood
19. Lou Barlow – Song Of The Tall Poppy
20. The Nothing – Napping In Lapland
21. Tall Dwarfs – Sunday Son
11/13/09
On November 17th, we will digitally release Lambchop – Live at XX Merge in the Merge store and our usual digital outlets. Only purchases from the Merge store will include a free download of the concert film. Live at XX Merge will also be available as a limited edition CD on November 24th, but those who pre-order the CD from the Merge store may download the audio on November 17th. The concert film is available exclusively in the Merge store.
Live at XX Merge is available in the following formats from the Merge store:
• Limited Edition CD + high definition QuickTime download (1280×720) of the concert film – $12.98 (CD preorders before November 24 will also receive an MP3 download code via email on November 17)
• MP3 + high definition QuickTime download (1280×720) of the concert film – $12.99 (Available November 17)
• MP3 + standard definition QuickTime download (400 × 225) of the concert film – $9.99 (Available November 17)
As Merge fans know, Lambchop has been on the label since 1993, releasing a string of widely varied but consistently brilliant records. But the live Lambchop experience has been somewhat elusive in the U.S. While the band has toured the gilded theaters of Europe and elsewhere for nearly two decades, the Nashville group has seldom toured their home country. Kurt Wagner has performed solo on a recent Yo La Tengo tour, and Lambchop supported their recent album, (OH) Ohio, as an intimately stripped-down quintet in a couple of short bursts over the last year. To help celebrate Merge’s 20th Anniversary the band showed up in one of their largest lineups in recent memory — 11-strong, including multiple guitars, keyboards, piano, and a horn section. Lambchop performing live is always a powerful proposition, but on this night they started quietly with “I Will Drive Slowly” from their first album (I Hope You’re Sitting Down) and accelerated from there, each song seemingly faster and more intensely played than the last, building to a furious finale of “Up With People” and an epic “Give It.” By the end of their set, everyone in the packed Cats Cradle – band and audience both – was levitating a few inches off the ground…
Lambchop’s set at XX Merge was professionally recorded and filmed, and is available now for those who missed it, or for those who want to go back again.
Lambchop – Live at XX Merge
Recorded by Nick Peterson
Mixed by Mac McCaughan
FOH Engineer: Mark Luecke
A Show Cobra Film
Directed by Matt Boyd
Produced by Jason Ross
Click here to view the embedded video.
Live at XX Merge is available in the following formats from the Merge store:
• Limited Edition CD + high definition QuickTime download (1280×720) of the concert film – $12.98 (CD preorders before November 24 will also receive an MP3 download code via email on November 17)
• MP3 + high definition QuickTime download (1280×720) of the concert film – $12.99 (Available November 17)
• MP3 + standard definition QuickTime download (400 × 225) of the concert film – $9.99 (Available November 17)
As Merge fans know, Lambchop has been on the label since 1993, releasing a string of widely varied but consistently brilliant records. But the live Lambchop experience has been somewhat elusive in the U.S. While the band has toured the gilded theaters of Europe and elsewhere for nearly two decades, the Nashville group has seldom toured their home country. Kurt Wagner has performed solo on a recent Yo La Tengo tour, and Lambchop supported their recent album, (OH) Ohio, as an intimately stripped-down quintet in a couple of short bursts over the last year. To help celebrate Merge’s 20th Anniversary the band showed up in one of their largest lineups in recent memory — 11-strong, including multiple guitars, keyboards, piano, and a horn section. Lambchop performing live is always a powerful proposition, but on this night they started quietly with “I Will Drive Slowly” from their first album (I Hope You’re Sitting Down) and accelerated from there, each song seemingly faster and more intensely played than the last, building to a furious finale of “Up With People” and an epic “Give It.” By the end of their set, everyone in the packed Cats Cradle – band and audience both – was levitating a few inches off the ground…
Lambchop’s set at XX Merge was professionally recorded and filmed, and is available now for those who missed it, or for those who want to go back again.
Lambchop – Live at XX Merge
Recorded by Nick Peterson
Mixed by Mac McCaughan
FOH Engineer: Mark Luecke
A Show Cobra Film
Directed by Matt Boyd
Produced by Jason Ross
Click here to view the embedded video.
04/08/09
Lambchop will appear on NPR’s World Cafe Wednesday, April 8. While in Philadelphia on their recent tour, Lambchop recorded a session and an interview with World Cafe host, David Dye, which will air on nearly 200 stations nationwide. Fans can find their local station by scrolling to the bottom of the World Cafe website & choosing their state under “Find a Program Broadcast Time.”
World Cafe can also be heard worldwide online at the WXPN/Philadelphia stream on weekdays from 2pm to 4pm EST.
Lambchop’s latest album, OH (ohio), is available in the Merge store on CD and digital download.
World Cafe can also be heard worldwide online at the WXPN/Philadelphia stream on weekdays from 2pm to 4pm EST.
Lambchop’s latest album, OH (ohio), is available in the Merge store on CD and digital download.
| 02.23.2012 | Berlin, DE | Babylon | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 02.24.2012 | Berlin, DE | Babylon | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 02.25.2012 | Dresden, DE | Beatpol | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 02.26.2012 | Leipzig, DE | Werk II | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 02.27.2012 | Vienna, AT | Konzerthaus | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 02.28.2012 | Linz, AT | Posthof | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 02.29.2012 | Koln, DE | Kulturkirche | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.01.2012 | London, GB | Barbican | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.03.2012 | Dublin, IE | Vicar Street | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.04.2012 | Gateshead, GB | Sage | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.05.2012 | Glasgow, GB | Oran Mor | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.06.2012 | Manchester, GB | Cathedral | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.07.2012 | Bristol, GB | Fleece | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.08.2012 | Amsterdam, NL | Amstelkerk | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.09.2012 | Brussels, BE | Botanique | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.10.2012 | Frankfurt, DE | Union-Halle | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.11.2012 | Fribourg, DE | FriSon | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.13.2012 | Zurich, CH | Kaufleuten | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.14.2012 | Dornbirn, AT | Spielboden | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.15.2012 | Innsbruck, AT | Treibhaus | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.16.2012 | Munich, DE | Kammerspiele | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.17.2012 | Duesseldorf, DE | Zakk | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.18.2012 | Copenhagen, DK | DR Studios 2 | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.19.2012 | Arhus, DK | Voxhall | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.20.2012 | Stockholm, SE | Sodra Teatern | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.20.2012 | Oslo, NO | Rockefeller | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.21.2012 | Gothenburg, SE | Pustervik | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.22.2012 | Oslo, NO | Rockefeller | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.23.2012 | Bergen, NO | Teglverket Concert Hall | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.24.2012 | Stavanger, NO | Folken | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.26.2012 | Malmo, SE | Palladium | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.27.2012 | Hamburg, DE | Fabrik | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.28.2012 | Karlsruhe, DE | Tollhaus | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.29.2012 | Paris, FR | La Maroquinerie | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.30.2012 | Barcelona, ES | Apolo | w/ Cortney Tidwell |
| 03.31.2012 | Bilbao, ES | Espacio BKK | |
| 04.01.2012 | Madrid, ES | Joy Elsava | |
| 04.13.2012 | Asheville, NC | The Grey Eagle | |
| 04.14.2012 | Durham, NC | Motorco | |
| 04.15.2012 | Arlington, VA | IOTA | |
| 04.16.2012 | Annapolis, MD | Ram's Head | |
| 04.17.2012 | Boston, MA | Paradise | |
| 04.18.2012 | Philadelphia, PA | World Cafe Live | |
| 04.19.2012 | New York, NY | Le Poisson Rouge | |
| 04.21.2012 | Pittsburgh, PA | Club Cafe | |
| 04.22.2012 | Cleveland, OH | Beachland Ballroom | |
| 04.23.2012 | Ann Arbor, MI | The Ark | |
| 04.24.2012 | Chicago, IL | Lincoln Hall | |
| 04.25.2012 | Madison, WI | High Noon Saloon | |
| 04.26.2012 | Minneapolis, MN | The Dakota | |
| 04.27.2012 | Omaha, NE | TBA | |
| 04.28.2012 | Boulder, CO | The Fox Theatre | |
| 05.01.2012 | Seattle, WA | The Tractor Tavern | |
| 05.02.2012 | Portland, OR | Doug Fir | |
| 05.04.2012 | San Francisco, CA | Great American Music Hall | |
| 05.05.2012 | Santa Monica, CA | McCabe's | |
| 05.06.2012 | Tucson, AZ | TBA | |
| 05.08.2012 | Dallas, TX | TBA | |
| 05.09.2012 | Austin, TX | The Cactus | |
| 05.11.2012 | Birmingham, AL | Secret Stages | |
| 05.12.2012 | Nashville, TN | TBA |
I Hope You're Sitting Down :: CD/CS (Merge) 1994
"Soaky in the Pooper" b/w "Two Kittens Don't Make A Puppy" :: 7" (Merge) 1994
"Nine" b/w "Moody Fucker" :: 7" (Merge) 1994
"My Cliche" b/w "Loretta Lung" :: 7" (Sunday Driver) 1994
"I Can Hardly Spell My Name" & "The Scary Caroler" on split w/ Cyod :: 7" (Bloodsucker) 1995
"Your Life As A Sequel" b/w "Smuckers" :: 7" (Mute America) 1995
The Man Who Loved Beer :: CD5/7" (City Slang) 1996
How I Quit Smoking :: CD/DBL-LP (Merge) 1996
Hank :: 10"/CDEP (Merge) 1996
"Whitey" b/w "Playboy, the Shit" :: 7" (Merge) 1997
"Cigaretiquette" b/w "Mr. Crabby" :: 7" (Merge) 1997
Thriller :: CD (Merge) 1997
"Your Sucking Funny Day" :: CD5 (City Slang) 1998
What Another Man Spills :: CD (Merge) 1998
"Gimme Your Love (Love Song)" :: 12" (City Slang/For Us) 1998
"La Distacia Desde Elle Hasta Alli" b/w "?Que Otra Cosa Podria Ser?" :: 7" (Elefant) 1998
"Christmas Time is Here" :: CD5 (self-released) 1998
"Up With People" on split w/ Dump :: 7" (Third Gear) 1999
Up With People :: 12"/7"/CD5 (City Slang) 2000
Nixon :: CD (Merge) 2000
The Queens Royal Trimma :: CDEP (City Slang) 2000
Tools in the Dryer :: CD/Limited edition DBL-CD (Merge) 2001
Treasure Chest of the Enemy :: CDEP (self-released) 2001
Is A Woman :: CD (Merge) 2002
Treasure Chest of the Enemy Version 2 :: CDEP (self-released) 2002
No You Cmon :: CD (Merge) 2004
Aw Cmon :: CD (Merge) 2004
CoLAB (with Hands Off Cuba) :: CDEP (Merge) 2005
The Decline of Country & Western Civilization, Pt. 2: The Woodwind Years :: CD (Merge) 2006
Damaged :: CD/LP (Merge) 2006
OH (Ohio) :: CD (Merge) 2008
Live at Merge XX :: CD + DVD (Merge) 2009
Lambchop Boxset :: 8 CD + 2 DVD (City Slang) 2010
"Soaky in the Pooper" b/w "Two Kittens Don't Make A Puppy" :: 7" (Merge) 1994
"Nine" b/w "Moody Fucker" :: 7" (Merge) 1994
"My Cliche" b/w "Loretta Lung" :: 7" (Sunday Driver) 1994
"I Can Hardly Spell My Name" & "The Scary Caroler" on split w/ Cyod :: 7" (Bloodsucker) 1995
"Your Life As A Sequel" b/w "Smuckers" :: 7" (Mute America) 1995
The Man Who Loved Beer :: CD5/7" (City Slang) 1996
How I Quit Smoking :: CD/DBL-LP (Merge) 1996
Hank :: 10"/CDEP (Merge) 1996
"Whitey" b/w "Playboy, the Shit" :: 7" (Merge) 1997
"Cigaretiquette" b/w "Mr. Crabby" :: 7" (Merge) 1997
Thriller :: CD (Merge) 1997
"Your Sucking Funny Day" :: CD5 (City Slang) 1998
What Another Man Spills :: CD (Merge) 1998
"Gimme Your Love (Love Song)" :: 12" (City Slang/For Us) 1998
"La Distacia Desde Elle Hasta Alli" b/w "?Que Otra Cosa Podria Ser?" :: 7" (Elefant) 1998
"Christmas Time is Here" :: CD5 (self-released) 1998
"Up With People" on split w/ Dump :: 7" (Third Gear) 1999
Up With People :: 12"/7"/CD5 (City Slang) 2000
Nixon :: CD (Merge) 2000
The Queens Royal Trimma :: CDEP (City Slang) 2000
Tools in the Dryer :: CD/Limited edition DBL-CD (Merge) 2001
Treasure Chest of the Enemy :: CDEP (self-released) 2001
Is A Woman :: CD (Merge) 2002
Treasure Chest of the Enemy Version 2 :: CDEP (self-released) 2002
No You Cmon :: CD (Merge) 2004
Aw Cmon :: CD (Merge) 2004
CoLAB (with Hands Off Cuba) :: CDEP (Merge) 2005
The Decline of Country & Western Civilization, Pt. 2: The Woodwind Years :: CD (Merge) 2006
Damaged :: CD/LP (Merge) 2006
OH (Ohio) :: CD (Merge) 2008
Live at Merge XX :: CD + DVD (Merge) 2009
Lambchop Boxset :: 8 CD + 2 DVD (City Slang) 2010
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Archers of Loaf [+]
| February | ||
| 25 | San Francisco, CA | Great American Music Hall |
| 26 | Los Angeles, CA | Troubadour |
| April | ||
| 26 | New York, NY | Bowery Ballroom |
| 27 | Cambridge, MA | Middle East - Downstairs |
| 28 | Cambridge, MA | Middle East - Downstairs |
| [see all] | ||
Richard Buckner [+]
| February | ||
| 22 | New Haven, CT | BAR |
| 24 | Lexington, KY | Cosmic Charlie's |
| 25 | Atlanta, GA | Highland Inn Ballroom |
| 27 | Easton, MD | The NightCat |
| March | ||
| 02 | Bayport, NY | The Grey Horse Tavern |
| [see all] | ||
Caribou [+]
| April | ||
| 17 | Mexico City | Foro Sol |
| 18 | Mexico City | Foro Sol |
Crooked Fingers [+]
| February | ||
| 29 | Los Angeles, CA | Hotel Cafe |
Destroyer [+]
Eleanor Friedberger [+]
| February | ||
| 03 | Los Angeles, CA | Troubadour |
| 04 | San Francisco, CA | The Independent |
| 07 | Portland, OR | Mississippi Studios |
| 09 | Seattle, WA | The Crocodile |
Hospitality [+]
| February | ||
| 03 | Brooklyn, NY | Glasslands |
| 25 | San Francisco, CA | Great American Music Hall |
| 26 | Los Angeles, CA | Troubadour |
| 29 | Toronto, ON | Horseshoe Tavern |
| March | ||
| 02 | Boston, MA | Brighton Music Hall |
| [see all] | ||
Imperial Teen [+]
| February | ||
| 24 | San Francisco, CA | Cafe Du Nord |
| 25 | San Francisco, CA | Amoeba Records |
Lambchop [+]
| February | ||
| 23 | Berlin | Babylon |
| 24 | Berlin | Babylon |
| 25 | Dresden | Beatpol |
| 26 | Leipzig | Werk II |
| 27 | Vienna | Konzerthaus |
| [see all] | ||
The Love Language [+]
| March | ||
| 09 | Charlotte, NC | Visulite Theatre |
| 10 | Savannah, GA | Savannah Stopover at Ships of the Sea Museum |
| 11 | Atlanta, GA | Variety Playhouse |
| 12 | Baton Rouge, LA | Red Star Bar |
| 20 | Birmingham, AL | The Bottletree |
| [see all] | ||
The Magnetic Fields [+]
| March | ||
| 06 | Hudson, NY | Helsinki Hudson |
| 07 | Philadelphia, PA | Union Transfer |
| 10 | Minehead | All Tomorrow's Parties curated by Jeff Mangum |
| 18 | Vancouver | The Vogue |
| 19 | Seattle, WA | Neptune Theatre |
| [see all] | ||
Jeff Mangum [+]
| February | ||
| 04 | Minneapolis, MN | Pantages Theatre |
| 06 | Chicago, IL | Athenaeum Theater |
| 07 | Chicago, IL | Athenaeum Theater |
| 08 | Milwaukee, WI | Pabst Theater |
| 10 | Athens, GA | 40 Watt |
| [see all] | ||
the Mountain Goats [+]
| February | ||
| 03 | Greensboro, NC | The Blind Tiger |
| 04 | Saxapahaw, NC | The Haw River Ballroom |
| March | ||
| 09 | Denton, TX | 35 Denton |
| 13 | New York, NY | Carnegie Hall |
| 24 | New York, NY | Merkin Hall |
Portastatic [+]
| February | ||
| 11 | Chapel Hill, NC | The Cave |
| 18 | Durham, NC | Duke Coffeehouse |
| 23 | San Francisco, CA | Swedish American Hall |
Superchunk [+]
| February | ||
| 11 | Chapel Hill, NC | The Cave |
| 18 | Durham, NC | Duke Coffeehouse |
| 23 | San Francisco, CA | Swedish American Hall |
Versus [+]
| March | ||
| 09 | London | The Lexington |
| April | ||
| 10 | Brooklyn, NY | The Bell House |
M. Ward [+]
| March | ||
| 20 | London | Leicester Square Theatre |
| 21 | Paris | Le Zenith |
| 22 | Lyon | Transbordeur |
| 23 | Lille | Theatre Sebastopol |
| 25 | London | Royal Albert Hall |
| [see all] | ||
Wild Flag [+]
| February | ||
| 03 | Ghent | Vooruit |
| 04 | Paris | La Fleche D'Or |
| 05 | Koln | Gebaude 9 |
| 06 | Amsterdam | Melkweg |
| 07 | Hamburg | Uebel and Gefahrlich |
| [see all] | ||
Wye Oak [+]
| February | ||
| 23 | Los Angeles, CA | Troubadour |
| 24 | San Francisco, CA | The Independent |
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